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1 Organisation and contact information VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd State-owned, non-profit limited liability company with a special task Based in Finland (offices in other countries, too) Research area: Efficient Machines and Vehicles Senior Scientist Jenni Pippuri, D.Sc. (Tech.) jenni.pippuri@vtt.fi P.O. Box 1000, FI VTT, FINLAND tel.:

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Recent research activities and key outcomes Technology Operation System Development and prototyping of electrical city bus and technologies Computational and experimental expertise.

3 Recent research activities and key outcomes Technology Operation System Development and prototyping of electrical city bus and technologies Computational and experimental expertise. Experimental facilities include battery laboratory, heavy duty dynamometer and electrical city bus development platform Involvement of bus and component manufacturers Operation and testing of several commercial electrical buses and VTT s prototype in the city of Espoo on an actual bus route Running laboratory tests on these buses for further analysis of their performance and characteristics Involvement of bus operators in Finland Analysis, design and development of infrastructure for small fleets of electrical buses Analysis and selection of charger technologies, planning of locations and installations including energy supply Involvement of public transport authorities in Finland 3

4 Potential calls for VTT Efficient Machines and Vehicles GV : Next generation electric drivetrains for fully electric vehicles, focusing on high efficiency and low cost GV : Multi-level modelling and testing of electric vehicles and their components GV : Electrified urban commercial vehicles integration with fast charging infrastructure 13/10/2015 4

5 EVEB Project idea 5

We will design, prototype, produce, and pilot Extreme Value Electrical Bus (EVEB) The Extreme Value Electrical Bus will have simple basic layout to fulfil most

ownership cost fit different climates climb icy Nordic hills and survive heat be circular repair, replace and refurbish are among its design criteria simply be

6 We will design, prototype, produce, and pilot Extreme Value Electrical Bus (EVEB) The Extreme Value Electrical Bus will have simple basic layout to fulfil most PTA and PTO needs be modular scalable optimised design for the customer use first class innovative components and ICT solutions be second to none in total vehicle ownership cost fit different climates climb icy Nordic hills and survive heat be circular repair, replace and refurbish are among its design criteria simply be the electrical bus of choice for the emerging market of business-driven electrified public transport be the most energy efficient bus in the market Today Tomorrow EVEB 6

7 PSI Problem, Solution, Impact Extreme Value Electrical Bus (EVEB) 7

8 Value chains Extreme Value Electrical Bus (EVEB) Raw materials Modularity Standardisation Efficiency Reduced complexity, weight, size Control, diagnostics and ICT PTA and PTO requirements Total cost of ownership Charging, fleet and energy management incl. IoT Service and maintenance Powertrain, components Assembly Electrical bus system development Market, distribution & sales Design Design criteria and requirements Topology and architecture Virtual design platform System simulation Design feedback loop Relevance and importance in EVEB: Critical (treated in depth) Important (treated as appropriate) Relevant (but only partly addressed) 8

Partner search Extreme Value Electrical Bus (EVEB) Research Electrical bus component and powertrain experts Virtual design and analysis tools Vehicle control, automation and ICT Charging and

9 Partner search Extreme Value Electrical Bus (EVEB) Research Electrical bus component and powertrain experts Virtual design and analysis tools Vehicle control, automation and ICT Charging and communication experts Energy distribution and system experts Industry/public authorities Electrical bus component and powertrain Vehicle control, automation and ICT Charger manufacturer and integrator Bus manufacturer Bus operator Pilot city Energy company Extension of the project towards the medium duty trucks possible Common methodologies for powertrain and charging system development Charging system planning (and realisation) for pilot fleet Electrified bus prototype Laboratory and onsite tests Electrified medium duty truck prototype Laboratory and onsite tests 13/10/2015 9

10 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION Ms. Jenni Pippuri Mr. Samu Kukkonen Mr. Mikko Pihlatie Mr. Nils-Olof Nylund

This document is downloaded from the Digital Open Access Repository of VTT. VTT http://www.vtt.fi P.O. box 1000 FI-02044 VTT Finland

This document is downloaded from the Digital Open Access Repository of VTT Title Fully electric city buses - The viable option Author(s) Pihlatie, Mikko; Kukkonen, Samu; Halmeaho, Teemu; Karvonen, Veikko;